Barangay Palong

Barangay Palong forms part of Libmanan, a municipality in Camarines Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palong had a population of 1,724. This made it the 21st largest of 75 barangays in Libmanan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palong accounted for approximately 1.53% of the total population of Libmanan, which stood at 112,994 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Palong moving from 1,326 residents to 1,724 residents, an intercensal change of +30.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Palong is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Libmanan is a municipality comprising 75 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palong, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palong ranks 437th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.